Independence
1960
A new nation
1 October 1960
Nigeria became independent from British colonial rule. Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was Prime Minister; the capital was Lagos.
- historyIndependence from Britain on 1 October 1960
- historyAbubakar Tafawa Balewa leads as Prime Minister
- world1960 is remembered as the “Year of Africa”, with a wave of independences across the continent
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